Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .

An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .

These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .